This is not say I want war, but only that if the Congrees party plans to strike, it will probably want to do it as close to the elections as possible

In India’s case, not only have we been confronted with possibilities but collectively backstabbed by the same ones who say they want to give peace an option. They say that today and attack tomorrow.

A war is waiting to happen.

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Again, I submit to you that Nitin is incorrect about his prediction of “no war”. He has wrongly misinterpreted Manmohan’s comments. As I said in a previous post, it looks like we’re going for a token strike, under an expectation brokered by the US. The goal of this is to politically salvage Congress’ political prospects so that they can claim some nominal superficial ‘victory’, while the powers-that-be in Pak can claim some kind of ‘victory’ on their side, in some kind of bizarre Rashomonic theatre. Manmohan will say ‘we taught Pak a lesson’, while Zardari or Kayani will say ‘we resisted the Hindooo aggressors’. Uncle Sam will of course bolster each claim in front of its local domestic audience, while ensuring its ‘War on Terror’ remains uninterrupted.

And AlQaeda/Lashkar will prepare to strike again. They are not refined theatre-going types, you see.

I agree, but not in name. If India responds in a like manner, it would be counter terrorism not terrorism. The intent of our attacks are not to harm civilians, they are to go after terrorists. As a long term strategy, India should place operatives in Pakistan and strategically attack the terrorist infrastructure and those ISI personnell who support it.

However, surgical strikes, if that is what India decides to do, should not target the LET. You do not want to risk nuclear war, over a bunch of empty school buildings. The LET is a simply an appendage of the Pakastiani milatry and so if attacks like Mumbhai are to be made prohibitively expensive India should attack prized military infrastructure. It is the Pakistani military that controls the on/off switch, and so they should ulitmately understand the consquences of allowing such attacks.

Before attacking however, India should cut the supply of oil and water to Pakistan. The international community has so far shown that it will not whole heartedly support India, only offer condolences. But before India acts unilaterally, let it see if the world will allow us an embargo. If it does, this would send an expensive message to Pakistan (perhaps making the surgical strikes unecessary), and also weaken the enemy prior to a possible war.

What he meant was that he had to launch a military strike, even if reluctantly, due to Pakistan’s unwillingness to act against its terrorist groups.

Maybe we should start organizing local separatist groups in Sindh to give Pak its share of terror pain for a change.
If they’re not going to stop terrorizing us, then we have nothing to lose by starting terror against them. And we can give them more of it, because we’re stronger than they are. I would rather buy off the cheaper Sindhis than buy off the expensive Europeans who prefer Islamic jihadis over their adversaries in Moscow anyway.
We need to fuel Sindhudesh movement with maximum expediency. Sindh can be used to ignite Baluchistan, just as Punjab was used to ignite J&K.

This is the path we should pursue once BJP/nationalist forces get back into power at the Centre.

Until, the time comes …

Its better and more effective to work with other countries, to apply bans, sanctions on pakistan. Only “lip-service” is free in the world, so Indians must pay and buy other countries help in pushing pakistan. Indian economic success means Indians can afford to burn some cash – they must do it.

India must build Afganistan as a counter-rival of Pakistan. India must work to make Taliban and Pak Army go at each-other. I think US is trying to do the very same.

I am sure there must be lots of covert things India can do, without sending in the Army.

Bala, how many more such attacks will we have to suffer before you realize that war is our only way out?

Perhaps, India wants to tarnish Pakistan’s Image as much as possible, so that by the time India does actually attack Pakistan – the world only does what it does best –pay lipservice